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Musical Director:  Gareth Trott

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Musical Director, Gareth Trott. Gareth is a very talented young musician from Pembrokeshire in South West Wales. Seen as a major appointment for the band, he lists his skills as a conductor, band trainer, teacher and soloist. He is also an established composer in the brass and wind band worlds.
Gareth is a serving military musician, currently with HM Band of the Irish Guards and transferring to the Welsh Guards in November 2022.
In his time in the British Army, Gareth has explored a colourful career performing all over the world and for a vast array of occasions such as the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the first presidential visit of Donald Trump, and performances alongside Tom Jones and Bryn Terfel for the BBC Festival of Remembrance. More recently, Gareth has been involved in both the proclamation of King Charles III and the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
From his early days of playing with Goodwick Brass Band and Milford Haven Town Band in Wales, Gareth learnt to play the euphonium and was a former member of the National Youth Brass Band of Wales as well as the National Youth Orchestra of Wales.
Continuing this early success, Gareth took up a career in music studying for a BMus Performance Degree and Brass Band Studies with Dr Robert Childs at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Gareth also holds the title of Euphonium Tutor at the London College of Music and is a euphonium Ambassador for Geneva Instruments.
As a composer, Gareth is emerging within the brass band and wind band worlds, most notably known for his work with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band on his six-movement work ‘Eastern Horizons’ (2021).
The appointment of Gareth as Musical Director will be seen as an opportunity by the Staines-based Band to re-energise following an eighteen-month shutdown of activities caused by the pandemic.
On his appointment Gareth stated “I relish the opportunity to work with the band in what is a transitionary rebuilding period. The band’s ethos is great and they are keen to musically push themselves. I look forward to trying to make a difference to their continuation and development as a cohesive musical team. I am excited by the band’s ability to reinvent themselves on a contest and concert platform in the near future.”

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